Street food - Hospitality

UK's first pop-themed crazy golf concept to open in Boxpark Wembley

12-Nov-2020 By Restaurant

The UK's first pop-themed crazy golf concept is opening in Boxpark London early next year.

Jonathan Downey liquidates street food businesses

16-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Jonathan Downey has instructed restructuring advisor Resolve to liquidate the company that ran his four street food businesses, saying it would be impossible to operate while Coronavirus restrictions are in place.

UK’s ‘biggest beer hall’ to open at Truman’s brewery

13-Oct-2020 By Joe Lutrario

East London events space Truman’s brewery is to launch a huge beer hall and street food market.

Generation Next

Guac star: how Club Mexicana became a vegan smash hit

17-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

After years on the street food circuit, Club Mexicana has gone mainstream - opening a permanent restaurant in London’s Soho that plays like a greatest hits album for the vegan brand.

Boxpark appoints Stable's David Gough as chief operations officer

03-Sep-2020 By Restaurant

Boxpark has appointed David Gough, former operations director at Stable Bar & Restaurants, as its chief operations officer.

Boxpark appoints property director as it looks to push on with expansion

14-Aug-2020 By James McAllister

Boxpark has appointed Simon Bishop as property director to help drive the company’s development plans over the next five years.

Mac & Wild founders to launch 'largest single F&B site in Scotland' - updated

05-Aug-2020 By James McAllister

Mac & Wild founders Andy Waugh and Calum Mackinnon are to launch an artisanal food hall concept within the Edinburgh St James development.

Podcast: Makan Malaysia duo on delivering Malaysian food across the UK

31-Jul-2020 By Restaurant

Two Malaysian food entrepreneurs say the enforced lockdown of hospitality earlier in the year has been the motivation behind them changing their business model completely.

Seven Dials Market to reopen in August

31-Jul-2020 By Restaurant

Seven Dials Market will become one of the first of London’s major food halls to reopen post-lockdown when it opens its doors on Friday 7 August following five months of closure.

Street food brand Sugoi JPN sets out plan to rapidly expand across London

30-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

Japanese-Latin street food brand Sugoi JPN has set out an ambitious plan to try and open 10 bricks-and-mortar sites in the next 12 months.

Boxpark puts out call for new operators as it pushes forward with development plans

08-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

Boxpark says it is to introduce dedicated spaces geared towards competitive socialising concepts as it endeavours to get its growth plans back on track following the Coronavirus lockdown.

Dan Warne on Brighton’s Shelter Hall Raw

07-Jul-2020 By Joe Lutrario

The former Deliveroo managing director on how his Brighton food market went from Shelter Hall to a more stripped-back, Covid-19 proof concept called Shelter Hall Raw.

Plans revealed for 'Glasgow's biggest beer garden'

16-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

Plans have been revealed to create Glasgow's ‘biggest beer garden’ as soon as lockdown restrictions allow.

Whatley Manor's Sue Williams and Niall Keating on Paradise Carriage

03-Jun-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Sue Williams and Niall Keating have launched a food truck operation within the manicured grounds of their Cotswolds hotel Whatley Manor.

KERB duo: “We will see people turn to street food as a way of surviving”

01-May-2020 By Stefan Chomka

The street food sector could play an even more significant role in the UK’s dining out scene in a post lockdown world, say KERB founder Petra Barran and KERB CEO Simon Mitchell.

United We Stand

Seven Dials launches online initiative and delivery service to 'keep consumers connected'

30-Apr-2020 By Restaurant

Seven Dials landlord, Shaftesbury, has launched an online initiative to keep consumers connected through the lockdown period.

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Caterers must adopt a model that has affordable food at its heart

02-Apr-2020 By Mark Laurie

The game has changed, the economy has changed, and the needs of the population have shifted immeasurably. Catering businesses that understand and support that shift will become vital to their communities during and after this crisis

Future of street food traders in doubt as 70% fear they will go under

31-Mar-2020 By Restaurant

Almost 70% of mobile catering, festival and street food traders believe their businesses will close permanently as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to the trade body that represents the sector.

Wandsworth’s StreetCube declared ‘official emergency food solution’

17-Mar-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Sustainable-minded street food project StreetCube has declared itself an ‘official emergency food solution’ for people in the Wandsworth area.

TÁ TÁ Eatery and TŌU founders looking to further develop katsu sando concept

04-Mar-2020 By James McAllister

Popular pop up TÁ TÁ Eatery is to end its residency at Tayēr + Elementary in Shoreditch this month, with founders Ana Gonçalves and Zijun Meng looking to take the opportunity to further develop their spin-off katsu sando concept TŌU.

How I Got Here: Christa Bloom-Burrows

04-Mar-2020 By James McAllister

Christa Bloom-Burrows co-founded jackfruit-based vegan fast food brand Biff’s Kitchen with her husband, the eponymous Biff.

King Cook to build CookDaily franchise model following restaurant closure

05-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

CookDaily has closed its bricks and mortar restaurant in London Fields, with its founder saying he now plans to create a franchise-ready model for the vegan concept.

Million Pound Menu’s Baba G’s closes bricks and mortar restaurant

27-Jan-2020 By Sophie Witts

Baba G’s, the street food trader which won an episode of the BBC's Million Pound Menu, has closed its first bricks and mortar restaurant after less than a year.

James Cochran's GOAT site at Croydon Boxpark has closed

09-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

The first permanent location for chef James Cochran's GOAT street food venture has closed less than six months after opening.

Market Halls closes Essex site after less than six months

07-Jan-2020 By Sophie Witts

Market Halls has closed its site at the intu Lakeside shopping centre in Essex after less than six months of trading.

Sugo launches crowdfund with aim to create Italian street food chain

03-Jan-2020 By Sophie Witts

Italian street food trader Sugo has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the opening of its first bricks and mortar restaurant in London.

Breddos Tacos to open within King's Cross food hall

25-Nov-2019 By James McAllister

Breddos Tacos has secured a site within a new food hall that’s backed by Ben Lovett, a founding member of the band Mumford & Sons.

Tom Brooke to double up on Burra Khana

22-Nov-2019 By Georgi Gyton

Red Dog Saloon founder Tom Brooke is to open a second site under his modern Indian street food concept Burra Khana, in Liverpool, and also has plans to tweak the offer at Red Dog Soho, BigHospitality’s sister site MCA reports.

Chuku’s secures first bricks and mortar site

21-Nov-2019 By James McAllister

Nigerian pop-up restaurant Chuku’s is to open its first permanent site early next year on Tottenham High Road.

Food hall to open in Durham

19-Nov-2019 By James McAllister

A food hall concept is to launch this Friday (22 November) at The Riverwalk redevelopment on the banks of the River Wear in Durham.

Old Chang Kee to open second London site

18-Nov-2019 By James McAllister

Singaporean street food chain Old Chang Kee is to open a second London restaurant on Goodge Street in Fitzrovia next month, on the site formerly occupied by Benito’s Hat.

Lucky & Joy to open first permanent site

13-Nov-2019 By James McAllister

Chinese-inspired pop-up Lucky & Joy is to open its first bricks-and-mortar restaurant in Hackney later this month.

BBQ Dreamz team to open first permanent restaurant

01-Nov-2019 By Sophie Witts

The founders of BBQ Dreamz, the street food trader which appeared on the BBC's My Million Pound Menu, are to open their first permanent restaurant.

Market forces: why food halls are now a major part of the eating out market

29-Oct-2019 By Tony Naylor

Lower rents for operators, more choice for customers – food halls are being heralded as a win-win model for the eating out sector.

Full Market Halls West End line-up confirmed

18-Oct-2019 By James McAllister

Market Halls' upcoming West End venue will feature a new concept from chef Angelo Sato, and a third site for Alex Peffly and Z He’s Chinese crépe brand Pleasant Lady.

Middle Eastern promises: James Walters on Arabica KX

18-Oct-2019 By James McAllister

James Walters has opened a second incarnation of his Levantine-inspired restaurant concept Arabica. A lot has changed, but what remains is the chef’s determination to steadily evolve the brand.

Pastaio, Flank and Gopal’s Corner among Market Halls West End line-up

16-Oct-2019 By James McAllister

The first round of operators set to take up residence in Market Halls' upcoming flagship West End venue, which is set to open early next month, has been announced.

Latest opening: Arabica KX

11-Oct-2019 By James McAllister

James Walters has finally opened his second Arabica site in London, featuring a more freewheeling approach and an almost entirely new menu.

Bleecker Burger: from start-up operator to established player

10-Oct-2019 By Finn Scott-Delany

Bleecker Burger built its reputation on its high quality burger but, as it looks to expand, is that enough?

Elizabeth Haigh to top the bill at The Borough Market Kitchen

03-Oct-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Former Pidgin chef Elizabeth Haigh is to launch a Singaporean counter restaurant in The Borough Market Kitchen, an upcoming communal eating space housing 25 street food stalls in the famed central London market.

Opening of the month: Seven Dials Market

02-Oct-2019 By Stefan Chomka

London is home to yet another restaurant food hall, this time courtesy of the team behind street food collective KERB, which has rung the changes with its first bricks and mortar venue.

Flash-grilled: Felipe Preece

27-Sep-2019 By James McAllister

Chef Felipe Preece is behind Japanese-Latin street food brand Sugoi JPN. His second concept, Just Yuca, recently launched at Old Street Brewery in Bethnal Green.

KERB team: "There's room for more food halls in London"

06-Sep-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Petra Barran and Simon Mitchell, founder and CEO of street food collective KERB, will open Seven Dials Market in Covent Garden this weekend.

Three more operators heading for Elephant Park

03-Sep-2019 By James McAllister

Three further restaurant operators, including one brand new concept, are set to open sites within the Elephant Park development in south London.

Restaurant radar: September 2019

02-Sep-2019 By Restaurant

From Jason Atherton's latest restaurant to the launch of street food collective KERB's first permanent site and Lewis Hamilton's new plant-based burger chain, here are September's key openings.

Monty's Deli and Claw join Seven Dials lineup

15-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

Less than a month after it had to close its flagship Hoxton restaurant, Jewish deli specialists Monty’s Deli has confirmed it is to launch a further market site in London.

Latest opening: Eggslut

07-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

Another week, another US operator landing on UK shores; this time it’s the turn of ‘chef driven, gourmet food concept’ Eggslut, which has opened in Notting Hill.